There are 8 ways to get from Bristol to Chengdu by train, plane, or subway
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LHR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
16h 8m¥3,288–7,738Fly Bristol Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BRS - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
20h 15m¥1,835–5,547Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LHR - CTU
18h 24m¥3,481–9,728Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BHX - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
18h 22m¥2,285–6,205Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LGW - CTU
19h 49m¥2,954–8,060Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LGW - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
19h 48m¥2,361–6,570Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane LHR - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
19h 54m¥3,238–8,833Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane LGW - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
20h 59m¥2,711–7,665
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which takes 16h 8m and costs ¥3200 - ¥8000.
The distance between Bristol and Chengdu is 8641 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Bristol to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 7h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 2:32 PM in Bristol and 9:32 PM in Chengdu.
There are 700+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Chengdu, China?
There is no direct connection from Bristol to Chengdu. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), walk to Tianfu International Airport North, take the subway to Century City, then take the line 1 subway to Luomashi. Alternatively, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), walk to Chengdu Airport T1, take the line 10 subway to Taipingyuan, then take the line 3 subway to Chunxi Road.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–950
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–950
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥330–650
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–410
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥330–650
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–410
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–950
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥330–650
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–410
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥440–650
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
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